On Thursday, President Donald Trump delivered a speech in Switzerland at the 48th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, better known as the “Davos Forum.” Here is what you should know about the famous meeting of global leaders.
Joe CarterJanuary 26, 2018
While Trump’s bluster and temperament seem ill-suited to the subtleties of diplomacy he is surely not the cause of our current predicament.
Daniel StrandJanuary 17, 2018
Discriminatory policies and negligence within the United Nations are aggravating a crisis among Christians in the Middle East.
Alexander W. TitusJanuary 16, 2018
The sixth round of talks to update the NAFTA will begin later this month in Canada. But Canadian officials are increasingly concerned that President Trump will announce the United States will unilaterally withdraw—either as a negotiation tactic or as a way to shift toward Trump’s favored protectionism. Here is what you should know about the perennially controversial trade agreement.
Joe CarterJanuary 12, 2018
The purpose of a National Security Strategy (NSS) is to explain how each administration views the security challenges facing the United States—and how it plans to address them. Love it or hate it, President Donald Trump’s NSS does this with often-blunt language and an unapologetic defense of the “America First” approach that shaped his campaign and his first year in office.
Alan DowdJanuary 9, 2018
On December 18, President Trump unveiled his first National Security Strategy (NSS) report. Here is what you should know about this important national security document.
Joe CarterJanuary 5, 2018
As the number of missile-wielding states grows and as the nuclear club expands, the likelihood of a missile being unleashed against the American people or their allies—whether by mistake, miscalculation, or a madman—also grows. Missile defense doesn’t eliminate the danger, but it does give us a fighting chance to confront it.
Alan DowdDecember 7, 2017
They agreed. At least on the single issue of foreign trade, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton agreed the United States must retreat from free trade agreements. In the midst of the most polarized presidential election in living memory, both major party candidates converged on the need to reconsider American-led globalization and take a more protectionist stand in foreign markets.
Timothy W. TaylorNovember 27, 2017
In light of its actions in 2016, there should be no question as to whether Vladimir Putin’s Russia is or can be a friend.
Alan DowdNovember 20, 2017
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